1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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he led the league in batting at .399, OBP of .442, OPS of .952, hits of 137, total bases of 175, and RBIs of 82. He also became the first player to hit three consecutive home runs, five homers in two games, and four doubles in a game, as well as being the first to perform two unassisted double plays in a game. He is one of only a few players to score six runs in a game, a feat he accomplished on August 24, 1886.
Anson signed a ten year contract in 1888 to manage the White Stockings. But his best years were behind him. He led the league in walks in 1890 and garnered his eighth and final RBI crown in 1891. On the managerial front, he failed to win another pennant.
As the end of the 1880s approached, the club had begun trading away its stars in favor of young players, with the exception of the veteran Anson. Local newspapers had started to call the team
"Anson's Colts," or just "Colts," before the decade was out.
With the advent of the Players' League in 1890, what little talent the club still had was drained away, and the team nickname "Colts," though never official, became standard usage in the local media, along with variants such as Anson's White Colts and Anson's Broncos.
He also mellowed enough that he became a fatherly figure and was often called "Pop." When he was fired as manager after the 1897